riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to be able to manage somehow or another
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
public holiday; celebration (of)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
authenticity; credibility
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
albino Japanese rat snake
tradition; legend; folklore
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
official announcement; proclamation